I am 71 today
Just finished doing my second round of vertigo therapy exercises for the day
I am older but not wiser I fear
Best wishes to all of you
Here is poem
Note: I am not Jewish-- raised Methodist-- signed pledge when I was confirmed that I would not drink, smoke or gamble-- none of which I do now or have done for many years. And I still try to follow what I think are the best Christian principles. Simple things such as love thy neighbor as thyself and keep the ideas of Christian charity, love and forgiveness in my heart.
Poems Found In Translation: “Yehuda Amichai: "The lips of dead men..." (From Hebrew)” |
Posted: 25 Nov 2016 04:19 AM PST
"The lips of dead men..."
By Yehuda Amichai Translated by A.Z. Foreman The lips of dead men whispered thoughtlessly A single word of silence in the earth. Already every flower, every tree Has wildly overdone its springtime birth. Bandages are torn off, again undressed The earth does not want healing. It wants pain. Spring is not peace at all. Spring is not rest At all. Spring is enemy terrain. We went with other lovers on patrol To see if we could reach our goal. We were sent to the End of Rainbow Land, Though we already knew: the dead return; Though we already knew: the storm is borne Out of a young girl's open hand. The Original:
שפתי מתי×
יהודה עמיחי
שִׂפְתֵי ×žÖµ×ªÖ´×™× ×ָמְרוּ מִלָּה בְּלַחַש×
בָּ×ֲדָמָה, שִׂיחָה לְפִי תֻּמָּ×,
וּכְבָר ×”Ö¸×Ö´×™×œÖ¸× ×•Ö¹×ª, בְּלִי כָּל יַחַס,
הִגְזִימוּ × ×•Ö¹×¨Ö¸×ָה בִּפְרִיחָתָ×.
הַתַּחְבּוֹש×וֹת ש×וּב × Ö´×§Ö°×¨Ö¸×¢×•Ö¹×ª בְּכֹחַ,
×”Ö¸×ֳדָמָה ×Öµ×™× Ö¸×”Ö¼ רוֹצָה מַרְפֵּ×, רוֹצָה ×›Ö¼Ö°×ֵב.
וְהָ×ָבִיב ×Öµ×™× Ö¶× Ö¼×•Ö¼ ש×ֶקֶט, ×œÖ¹× ×žÖ¸× ×•Ö¹×—Ö·,
וְהָ×ָבִיב ×”×•Ö¼× ×ֶרֶץ ×”Ö¸×וֹיֵב.
× Ö´×©×Ö°×œÖ·×—Ö°× ×•Ö¼ ×¢Ö´× ×–×•Ö¼×’×•Ö¹×ª ×”Ö¸×וֹהֲבִי×,
פַּטְרוֹל ×ֶל ×ֶרֶץ-עֵבֶר-קֶש×ֶת,
לִרְ×וֹת ×”Ö·×Ö´× ×ֶפְש×ָר לָגֶש×ֶת.
וּכְבָר ×™Ö¸×“Ö·×¢Ö°× ×•Ö¼, ×”Ö·×žÖ¼Öµ×ªÖ´×™× ×©×ָבִי×,
וּכְבָר ×™Ö¸×“Ö·×¢Ö°× ×•Ö¼, ×’Ö¼Ö·× ×”Ö·×¡Ö¼Ö°×¢Ö¸×¨Ö¸×”
יוֹצֵ×ת עַכְש×ָו מֵחֹפֶן × Ö·×¢Ö²×¨Ö¸×”.
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